GARDEN CITY, TEXAS—
Schlumberger Technology Corporation
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Oxy Powell, E.L. BC 1606_1607 A pad , GARDEN CITY, TEXAS 79739 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was on a blowout preventer (stationed on a pressure control trailer), using a wrench to align the tool trap. The wrench slipped and the employee lost his balance, falling about 7.5 feet and injuring his wrist, hip, and shoulder.
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